locked file

[Will]

Hi,

I am running word merge on Word Professional 2003. The other day I was
using the word merge facility when the program crashed. Now whenever I try
to run another word merge it doesn't work.

I believe the issue is that the word merge fields document s locked by the
system. I have tried to locate it and unlock it but I cannot find the file.
I have run task manager and there are no other WinWord.exes running in the
background.

Can anybody help me in finding the locked file or even deleting it so that I
can start again?

Thanks in advance.

 

[Cindy M -WordMVP-]

Hi =?Utf-8?B?V2lsbA==?=,

I am running word merge on Word Professional 2003. The other day I was
using the word merge facility when the program crashed. Now whenever I try
to run another word merge it doesn't work.

You don't provide us with enough information, and the problem isn't ringing any
bells...

Please describe in more detail how merge "doesn't work", including the exact
wording of any messages you're seeing. Is the problem only with the merge
document you were trying to use before, or also when you try to create a merge
with a new document? What kind of data source?

I believe the issue is that the word merge fields document s locked by the
system. I have tried to locate it and unlock it but I cannot find the file.
I have run task manager and there are no other WinWord.exes running in the
background.

Can anybody help me in finding the locked file or even deleting it so that I
can start again?

Cindy Meister
INTER-Solutions, Switzerland
http://homepage.swissonline.ch/cindymeister (last update Jun 8 2004)
http://www.word.mvps.org

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